Asrock Z97 Extreme3

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	39.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z97 Extreme3 (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180307
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 12:20
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 129 2-Core 266 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 536 69% 524 Pts	64-Core 526 33% 526 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3000) 3GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Lighting 51.4 Reflection 34.1 Parallax 69.1 42% 51.5 fps	MRender 32.4 Gravity 49.9 Splatting 42.1 34% 41.5 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Galax TA1D0120A 120GB 4,895 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM10.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 27 35 28 76 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 491 Write 372 Mixed 355 SusWrite 91.6 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 36.4 153% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 195 182% 280 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 80%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 21GB free Firmware: 5.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 116 137 139 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 407 Write 151 Mixed 202 SusWrite 129 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 43.7 176% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 123 105% 154 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 325GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 172 170 169 171 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 136 Mixed 81.4 SusWrite 170 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-519.A00LF 2x4GB 339 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2135 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.4 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 27.6 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 47.6 84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 82%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z97 Extreme3 Builds (Compare 238 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme3 - $80

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	73x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	60x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	35x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	13x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	10x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x

RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	13x
Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 63%, 577 samples	9x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	6x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $728

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16